Monday, December 18, 2006

New wave

We have used to ear about mergers and acquisitions, particularly from: raiders, big investment companies (like Goldman or Merrill Lynch) or the typical hostile or friendly take-over.

Now we have a new wave and a new type of take-overs. We are used to ear almost everyday names like, KKR, Blackstone or Carlyle Group.

These new raiders are very aggressive, read this:
  • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts proposes buying Vivendi for $50 billion, a record-sized deal that would have been unthinkable just a year ago.
  • Blackstone Group announces that it's raising a $20 billion fund, the biggest ever.

Probably, after the boom, the bust will come!

1 comment:

Antonio said...

It is attributed to the Baron of Rothschild the following quote:

"Buy when there is blood on the streets"...